Actor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
July 17, 1940 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies.
He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, he moved into television with At Last the 1948 Show, working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in The Goodies (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years.
Notable work
Often works with
Graeme Garden
4 titles together
The Goodies, Bananaman, Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Bill Oddie
4 titles together
The Goodies, Bananaman, At Last the 1948 Show
John Cleese
3 titles together
How to Irritate People, At Last the 1948 Show, The Statue
Graham Chapman
3 titles together
How to Irritate People, At Last the 1948 Show, The Statue
Barry Cryer
3 titles together
The Goodies, At Last the 1948 Show, Assaulted Nuts
Roy Kinnear
2 titles together
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Goodies
Full filmography · 35
What the Dickens?
as Team Captain
2008
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Edward Humbleby
20047.8
tlc
as Hospital Chaplain
2002
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
cast
2000
The Alphabet Game
cast
1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Astronomer (voice)
19966.3
Heartbeat
as Ronnie Smethers
19927.2
The Upper Hand
as Trevor
1990
You Must Be The Husband
cast
1987Assaulted Nuts
cast
1985
Me & My Girl
as Derek Yates
1984
Bananaman
as Narrator
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